tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post7906706730202395400..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: Bookplates and Book BagsBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-52413362429752899702014-04-29T10:31:11.919-04:002014-04-29T10:31:11.919-04:00Kat, I am so obsessive about not writing in my boo...Kat, I am so obsessive about not writing in my books that even though I have a pack of Ex Libris bookplates, I won't paste them in my books. Maybe I could just use them as bookmarks. I do enjoy looking at the artistic ones and delight in finding bookplates in vintage books. I love the idea of the library due-date ones. I will be on the lookout.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-54493996274637604662014-04-29T10:23:18.602-04:002014-04-29T10:23:18.602-04:00What a wonderful find, Tullik. I love the geograph...What a wonderful find, Tullik. I love the geographic genealogy! As to Mr. Hardy, I am not that familiar with his poetry (your example is lovely) and will be on the lookout for more of his words. Thanks for rescuing him from the dust bin!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-22669185879818323402014-04-15T13:00:25.454-04:002014-04-15T13:00:25.454-04:00I love the Etsy bookplates! I have a soft spot fo...I love the Etsy bookplates! I have a soft spot for all bookplates, but somehow have never bought them. I saw some in a catalogue (?) that reminded me of you: they looked like old library due-date sheets. Kathttp://mirabiledictu.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-31446672802264556232014-04-12T11:48:34.093-04:002014-04-12T11:48:34.093-04:00Yes indeed Belle, I have some poetry books of the ...Yes indeed Belle, I have some poetry books of the mid-1800’s that have dedications and marginalia in the tiniest and most beautiful script. I often wonder about the person who penned it. I have a 1928 printing of “Collected Poems of Thomas Hardy” which I rescued from the recycling bin at the library , it was donated but the scrutineer decided it was too shabby for the sale. As I was volunteering that day I spotted this (my “book in distress” antenna went off!). Yes it is most shabby and been through many hands and well-read (a wonderful thing). Apart from holding the most wonderful poems, (he like D.H. Lawrence in my ‘umble opinion was a better poet than novelist) there are several interesting inscriptions on the fly-leaf. It is a I can see it was purchased at a used a book-stall in Mallorca, Spain. Then there is an address in a different hand in Wisconsin and it now has ended up in deepest darkest remote BC!!! I refer to it constantly, when I read this poem (one of my favourites) I am so glad I gave it a home.<br />“I found her out there<br />On a slope few see,<br />That falls westwardly<br />To the sharp-edged air,<br />Where the ocean breaks<br />On the purple strand,<br />And the hurricane shakes<br />The solid land.<br />I brought her here,<br />And have laid her to rest<br />In a noiseless nest<br />No sea beats near.<br />She will never be stirred<br />In her loamy cell<br />By the waves long heard<br />And loved so well.”<br />Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-81410408114264992152014-04-11T11:18:36.057-04:002014-04-11T11:18:36.057-04:00By the way, Tullik, I am always fascinated by insc...By the way, Tullik, I am always fascinated by inscriptions found in older books. Usually the handwriting is so lovely. And today, they don't even teach cursive in schools! What a shame.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-21448470799721390832014-04-11T11:15:11.727-04:002014-04-11T11:15:11.727-04:00Hi, Vicki. I don't belong to a book club but I...Hi, Vicki. I don't belong to a book club but I understand that wine labels are very popular choices for discussion! Thanks for chiming in!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-38650135463590244352014-04-11T11:13:17.183-04:002014-04-11T11:13:17.183-04:00Thanks, Kathy. I love these winners and now am ent...Thanks, Kathy. I love these winners and now am entranced with gazing at the pages of the 4000 entries. I have been experimenting with making bookmarks using watercolors. Maybe I should enter the competition next year!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-72102782417631517902014-04-11T11:05:22.438-04:002014-04-11T11:05:22.438-04:00What a wonderful story, Tullik. Someday I hope to ...What a wonderful story, Tullik. Someday I hope to find a hundred dollar bill that some wealthy reader used as a bookmark! Mostly I find yellowed pieces of scrap paper or those horrible computer-generated library date due receipts. There is a website full of photos of highlighting objects that folks used to keep their place amongst the pages - www.forgottenbookmarks.com - Give it a look. Quite fun!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-51032713381851716312014-04-11T07:26:47.509-04:002014-04-11T07:26:47.509-04:00They are both gorgeous - I think that's the be...They are both gorgeous - I think that's the best bookplate. I have the My Book Club Only Reads Wine Labels tote, so I'm biased re that one!skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-64948879253388755622014-04-10T19:17:32.273-04:002014-04-10T19:17:32.273-04:00Here's a pick for you--the bookmarks from the ...Here's a pick for you--the bookmarks from the Book Depository contest: http://www.bookdepository.com/bookmarks2014. Danielle mentioned this on her blog and I'd like to have several of them. Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-60110276491748229742014-04-10T15:42:35.122-04:002014-04-10T15:42:35.122-04:00Like you I am constantly scouring Library Book Sal...Like you I am constantly scouring Library Book Sales and the odd Charity Shop for that special book, as if I don’t have enough! No doubt you too have found unique Book markers still embedded there-in which at times give a hint of where the book may have originated, or tells me something about the owner when it is a special hand-made item showing some skills in stamping, paper-making etc. The variety is most interesting. One book marker I found is a card/note offering the reader (?) a “loan” of this particular volume of poetry until its back in print at which time the borrower can acquire their own copy and return this… I wonder was it ever returned? Tullikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10524256855855014534noreply@blogger.com